Our collective
Meet the company Directors and our core team of practitioners
Wilder’s team currently comprises three core Directors and six specialist development practitioners. We are also connected to extensive networks of other development professionals who we can draw on to create bespoke teams ideally suited to each individual project.
We are a collective of skilled and experienced development workers, communication experts, partnership facilitators, researchers and leaders in change management. We bring extensive experience of working in Southern and Eastern Africa, India, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam, Europe and the UK. We all work across different sectors, bringing experience from a wide range of disciplines.

Emily Wilder
BA MSc
Executive Director
Sustainable Development | Fundraising | Grant-Giving | Strategy | East and South Africa

Richard Matthews
FdSc Dip. MBACP PCE
Director
Psychotherapy | Mental Health Trainer | Trauma and addiction specialist | Mindfulness

Sarah Hoey
MSc PhD
Director
Sustainable Development | Research | International Partnerships | Brand & Communications

Georgina Hoare
Bsc MSc
Practitioner
Researcher | Zoologist
| Environmental education | Biodiversity | Conservation | East Africa

R.M. Sánchez-Camus
BFA, Ma, PhD
Practitioner
IStrategy | Social Change | Cultural Transformation | Community Development | EDI

Dan Ochieng Agola
BSc DCom
Practitioner
Sustainable Development | Strategy | Fundraising | Governance | Africa | Training | Partnerships

Naomi Mwasambili
BSc, PgCert
Practitioner
Business Development | Governance | Training | Agriculture | Health & Well-being

Julie Howe
Practitioner
Graphic Design I Branding | Web Design | Art Direction | Commissioning

The Wilder Network brings together a diverse team of creative and skilled professionals committed to using their experience to positively respond to the climate emergency. We are international sustainable development practitioners, communication experts, partnership development specialists, researchers and leaders in change management. We are working together to find new ways to build social equity, community resilience and support sustainability.
– Emily Wilder, Founder & Director, The Wilder Network

